Nibble In The New Year

 New Yea'rs Eve demands party food even if it's a party of one. Think fun appetizers and hors'douevres  for a fun ringing in to the New Year.. You can have a wide variety of bites from a mini charcuterie to saucy dippables .It's up to you to decide.

One fun thing is to create a charcuterie or sea-cuterie board. It doesn';t have to be grand. if there's only three or four  - or even two then think a good salami sliced along with slices of prosciutto and mortadella. Have slices or cubes of cantaloupe for a lovely savory - sweet flavor, along with  rounds of toasted Italian bread, crackers, olives and sun dried tomatoes in oil. I would also  include cubes of mozzarella and Parmesan too for fun snacking. A sea-cuterie can have chilled shrimp with  sauce along with crab cakes  You could include herring - a German tradition of ensuring good luck for the New Year along with anchovy fillets. Rice crackers wouldn't go amiss here. You could also have slices fo brown bread for the herring and Italian or zFrench bread for the anchovies. If you want to add canned salmon along with tuna in olive oil ,do that too.It's your board  so have fun with it.A cheese cuterie board is also fun too. Try different varieties of cheeses from Edam to Gouda. Have the centerpiece baked Brie in puff pastry. With this have apple and pear slices and various breads and jams that will go with the fromages.

Hot bites are always welcomed. Air fryer wings and /or drumsticks are perfect nibbles to ring in 2025. have them just oiled and then salted and peppered. These are the best. crispy and fried  and then dipped into a variety of sauces. Have little ramekins filled with barbecue, lemon  butter, and honey mustard.  Serve with little scoops of macaroni and potato salads. These with the chicken actually make for a filling meal. Mini or English muffin pizzas also make for tasty appetizers. These are so easy to assemble and then bake in whether a toaster oven or an air fryer. if there;s more than two people then set up a  toppings bar. Have olives  ,pepperoni,  sliced mushrooms and anchovies. Another fun idea is a basket of fresh from the oven garlic knots . You can get already made pizza dough or make your own. If you're making your own , the give the dough and hour to an hour and a half to rise. These can be baked in either the oven or air fryer. You can sprinkle a bit of Parmesan in for more flavor.  You could have a plate of olives or artichoke hearts as a nice accompaniment.

I'ts New Year. Ring it in with tasty nibbles. They can be cold or hot, but make sure they're delicious.